Explore Seattle: Georgetown

Settled in 1851, Georgetown is Seattle’s oldest continually-settled neighborhood. Incorporated as the City of Georgetown from 1904-1910, it is the city’s feisty, creative hub, home to a mix of artists, gardeners, families, businesses and industry. The community also has a long history of activism.

Most homes in Georgetown – bungalows, Victorians, ramblers and duplexes – were built prior to 1939. A retail core along Airport Way is being revitalized, offering stores, bars, cafes and funky restaurants. The area’s most notable landmark consists of the classic brick buildings which once housed the Rainier Cold Storage facilities.

Each year on the second Sunday in July, residents open their gardens and artists open their studios to the public during the Georgetown Garden Walk. On the second Saturday of each month, the neighborhood plays host to an ArtWalk called Art Attack.

The restored, historic Hat n’ Boots, Seattle’s last remaining example of vernacular architecture, are located in Oxbow Park. Other notables include the newly restored Georgetown City Hall, the landmark 1906 Power Plant, Boeing’s Museum of Flight and the circa 1900 Rainier Brewery Building (now an official Seattle landmark).